Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-22
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obtAtnisR tie basiness Of foFefgn ves
SIS, y w1uld appear that sll we're esreft |
Of reason The lockout" &C The cape
reports . fsreign vessel IN the Strata
crew Of boatRen can ns1aliF b % /
sefse4 hzily loaRRina CO The whArves. /
POI wh6n ship broker appears ar0unc /
Tue street csrner With baadle OF lstters /
- one hand and an osexcoa4 II The
other. With an adjective prefxed be
commands TIE boatmen 70 est uzdeF
nay. Within an inrEedibIa short period
several whitehall hoafa sra dansing
over the billoUz. Then the race has
reached. should the lQokeut have mis- Il
taken Der. and the vessel turns out 10
be an old coaster, there ID 3 unity Of
sxpreaaisns heard andible from the
s.ern Of each boat that makes the boat
ran fofRsa bis woes for the time being.
On the other hand, suppose SIZE 10 =
'forsiener." The 3rst broker over the
rail informs the master that his arm 10
TIE snly ahippinR drm In town where
gentlemen are employed and legitimate
business is carried ea. The next broker
hobs 40 over the rail like cork IN Q
wash tab" with q business card in enc
hand the packet Of letters IN the other,
and With an euticino smile on his eoan-
tenanee that would convince any sane
nan that be vas she representative Of
tAe eldest and most reliable house on |
the coast. Tue first broker generally L
introduces the next on board 10 the
captain - "notorioas blk, Who b an
outlaw fleeing from justiee,n 81 ''the
unmitigated sooundrel Who eBdeavors
20 delay the departure Of vessels for the
purpose Of securing a. much blood !
monsy as possible"
Whea the captain comes on shore be
IL yisibiy surprised 10 learn that those
brokers are the foremost citizens OF the
community, and IateF be may be fer
inmate enough to dFep IN when Q gath
erinR has assembled who are relating
their days experiences. and with
friendlineas that 10 ineompfehensible 10
the skipper. The occurrences ere more
frequent than many Hnaccustomed 20
the business presume.
THE BARK KLsrsoRx MKTuRNKD.
The steam tug Tyee returned from
Barclay S00nd yesterday With the bark
Z sinere In tew, which Pot into that
sound On the 9Th instant leaking. The
officers Of the Tyee report that they
found the bark on Wednesday mernine
situated directly between the Inez and
Hand fslsnds. IN the Western Passage,
anchored IN ISL fathoms of water. The
crew had repaired all damage 70 the
rigging and succeeded In getting the
vessel clear Of water. Il IL hardly prob
able that she will discharge all Of her
cargo. although II is quite likely q por-
ton Of the deck load will be removed.
While the Tyee was in Barclay Sound
number of Indians came on board
and reported that g vessel was lying on
her side almost submerged about fifteen
miles northwest of them. From tbs de-
scTiption given she must have been q
bark. The location given was neaF
Olsyoqoet Sound. No tidings we're re-
ceived Of the sealing schooner Active.
MARINE NEWS.
The British bark Earl Derby, Captain
Kerr. 96l net tonnage, is chartered at
san Francisco to load coal on the Sound
for Valparaiso.
The brig Deacon sailed from Port
Discovery yesterday loaded with Iumber.
The ship Canada, Captain Warren, n
1850 net tonnage, lumber laden from .
Tacoma, was toved to sea yesterday By :
the tuR Tacoma. bound fer San Fran.
cisco. e
steam collier passed down the Sound +
at a. m. yesterday. coal laden. s.
The British bark Blenda, Capt. II. NJ q
Grspp, has been chartered to load lum. n
Der on the Sound for Melbourne. .
The British ship Beaconsfield, Capt :
Keith. nov lying In Viotoria harbor ),
seeking q charter. has been attached by u
srediters, on account Of the recent fail q
are Of her owners, r. A. and /. Stewart, C
Of st. john, N. B. It is not known BY q
whom she was attached or for what Il
amount. q
The steamship Geo. W. Elder stopped r
IN at Union wharf yesterday on her way :;
10 Port Moody where she will receive =
freight, and rstarn to this
port today and take on board 1000 sacks 81
u potatoes and 800 tons Of iron for the 4
Bay City. Just at present the Pacific q
Coast Steamship Company is receiving
more freight than can be handled sith 4
dispatch. IL
The sealing schooner May Ellen, Cap :
ain Daniel Mclean, has arrived In Vic
ioria with S6S seals on board.
The steam schooner Dolphin, Captain
Warren, was spoken outside Of the Cape
9Th 30l seals.
thirty miles OF Cape Flattefy on the Ist /,
Instant during the heavy gale that pre- =.
rallied OF the o pc at thai time. TWen- =
he property of the deceased Indians II
has been burned. Mf. J. Guiterman, of
San Francisco. Young man of % years,
was on board and lost his life. several
other white men we're on board, but no E
definite information ooald be obtained Il
last night. IT
News Was brought Yesterday from II
Port Discovery that O. II. Hsloomb, an
old oitizsn, was seriously injured yes 4
lerday morning by tree falling on him. y
A physician has R0as to attend the
man.
Captain Bruce, surveyor for the Fire
mans Fund Insurance Company, Who
20 successfully raisad the ship Kennebec
az san Pedro, is at the wreck Of the
Mexico. II is stated that the Captain
said she could be raised and repaired 10
q nominal figure.
The collier City Of topeka arrived
in the harboF yesterday, 50 hours from
San Francisco. Tbs steamer was de-
tanned on account Of . case Of sieksess
being reported on board. The health
officer made an examination and found
the sui jscs vas troubled with inhamms-
tory rheumatism. She then steamed up
TIE Sound 81 10 A. n. for Taooms. A
The bark Cowlitx, Captain Gammone,
779 net tonnage. arrived IL San Pedro
last week. II days from Port LudloW,
Lumber laden
The fishing schooner Mist has been ]
libelled BY James Guest. 9 sesmas, for {
Two mouths wages. amauntin9 10 $50. =
The captain OF she Mist died recently
IN the Marine Hospital.
The Ocean King is loading csal ct
Nanaimo, Notwithstanding recent re-
ports 10 the contrary.
tbs ship OaFFolton. coal laden from
arrived last week In San !
Pedro.
The bAFkentine J. N. GFif5ths, Cap Il
tain Edwards, BIS net tonnage, arrived 4
lumber laden in san Pedro 90 last Fri :
1Ay. IS days FROM PoFt Hsdlook.
The schooner Vssta sailed from san o
Dfaas laaa Weak fnr poOeR Sound =,